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24303 results for: Keyword - Mr and Mrs Furnival
We found 23609 matches on Performance Comments, 7600 matches on Event Comments, 4621 matches on Performance Title, 27 matches on Author, and 0 matches on Roles/Actors.

19801
04 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: "Among other Obligations that the Town has to the new Open is that it has, for this year, delivered the Play-goer from his periodical Endurance of Rowe's Tamerlane" (Public Advertiser, 6 Nov.). The reference is to the long established custom of performing Tamerlane either on 4 Nov. (the date of William III's birth) or 5 Nov. (the date of his landing in England). In the play the virtuous Tamerlane was held to be the portrait of an upright monarch, and the vicious Bajazet [i.e. Louis xiv] as that monarch's enemy. At DL Tamerlane was acted on either or both of these nights uninterruptedly from 1716 to 1777; at LIF and CG, with the exception of five seasons, from 1721 to 1784. The Doors to be opened at 5:15. To begin at 6:15 [see 1 May 1783]. Receipts: #155 2s. 6d. (153/4/0; 1/18/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: , usually Ferdinand] Actor: Mattocks
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: All the World's a Stage

Performance Comment: Diggory-Edwin; Charles Stanley-Whitfield; Harry Stukeley-Davies; Sir Gilbert Pumpkin-Booth; Cymon-Stevens; Kitty Sprightly-Mrs Wilson; Miss Bridget Pumpkin-Mrs Webb .
Cast
Role: Kitty Sprightly Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Miss Bridget Pumpkin Actor: Mrs Webb

19802
05 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Afterpiece [1st time; mf 2, by John Dent. Prologue by the author (see text)]: A new Overture and Songs by Hook. Account-Book, 19 Nov.: Paid Dent for his farce #100. Receipts: #84 17s. (53/14; 30/18; 0/5)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: As You Like It

Cast
Role: Orlando Actor: Brereton
Role: Audrey Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Rosalind Actor: Mrs Bulkley

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Performance Comment: Principal Characters by Palmer, Baddeley, Wrightcn, Waldron, Burton, Chapman, Parsons; Mrs Hopkins, Miss Collett, Miss Phillips. [Cast from text Q. Stockdale, 1783), and Morning Post, 6 Nov.: Captain Freeman-Palmer; Butler-Baddeley; Bustle-Wrighten; Pestle-Waldron; Mortar-Burton; Lieutenant Bumper-Chapman; Sir Toby Treacle-Parsons; Lady Treacle-Mrs Hopkins; Bridget-Miss Collett; Nancy-Miss Phillips.] Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 3 and 19 May 1783.] hathi. Prologue spoken by Palmer. [This was spoken, as here assigned, at all subsequent performances, except on 3 and 19 May 1783.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: End of Act I of mainpiece, as17820917; End of mainpiece, as17821005

Song: As17820928

19803
08 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Mainpiece: Not acted these 2 years. "There was, in my early days, such a permanent property as a stage-door in our theatres, and the proscenium beyond it; so that when [Jane] Shore was pushed from the door, she was turned round and staggered till supported by the firm projection behind her. Here was a terrific picture full in the eye of the pit, and this most picturesque of women knew the amazing value of it" (Boaden, Siddons, I, 326). Receipts: #232 (209/8; 21/18; 0/14)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Smith; Glostcr-Aickin; Bellmour-Packer; Ratcliff-R. Palmer; Catesby-Phillimore; Derby-Chaplin; Shore-Bensley; Alicia-Mrs Ward; Jane Shore-Mrs Siddons .
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Siddons

Afterpiece Title: Who's the Dupe

Cast
Role: Sandford Actor: Aickin
Role: Charlotte Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Miss Doiley Actor: Mrs Brereton

Dance: As17820917

19804
09 November 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provok'd Husband

Performance Comment: As17820918, but Lady Grace-Mrs Bulkley .
Cast
Role: Lady Grace Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Lady Wronghead Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Dance: As17821107

19805
16 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Cast
Role: , usually Ferdinand] Actor: Mattocks
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: The Country Wife

Performance Comment: Pinchwife-Wilson; Sparkish-Lee Lewes; Harcourt-Davies; Dorilant-Whitfield; Alithea-Mrs Whitfield; The Country Wife-Mrs Wilson .
Cast
Role: Alithea Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: The Country Wife Actor: Mrs Wilson

19806
30 November 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The First Part Of King Henry The Fourth

Performance Comment: Sir John Falstaff-Henderson; King Henry-Clarke; Prince of Wales-Lewis; Sir Richard Vernon-Whitfield; Worcester-Fearon; Poins-Davies; Francis-W. Bates; Sir Walter Blunt-Booth; Bardolph-Jones; Douglas-Mahon; Gadshill-Ledger; Peto-Stevens; Hotspur-Wroughton; Hostess-Mrs Pitt; Lady Percy-Mrs Lewis .
Cast
Role: Hostess Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Lady Percy Actor: Mrs Lewis

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

Dance: End of Act II of mainpiece, as17821009

19807
04 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Discovery

Performance Comment: As17821129, but Lady Medway-Mrs Hunter. Occasional Address as17821129.
Cast
Role: Lady Medway Actor: Mrs Hunter. Occasional Address as17821129
Role: in subsequent bills called Mrs Knightly] Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Lady Flutter Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

19808
19 December 1782 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Conscious Lovers

Performance Comment: As17820919, but Brereton's name listed in playbill; Lucinda-Mrs Lewis (of CG). Occasional Epilogue spoken by Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: ; Lucinda Actor: Mrs Lewis
Role: Mr Sealand Actor: Aickin
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Hedges
Role: Mrs Sealand Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: Too Civil by Half

Cast
Role: Lady Treacle Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: In Act II of mainpiece song by Miss Phillips

19809
20 December 1782 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way Of The World

Cast
Role: Mrs Marwood Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Mrs Fainall Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Foible Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mincing Actor: Mrs Poussin
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs White
Role: Lady Wishfor't Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Millamant Actor: Mrs Abington

Afterpiece Title: The Sultan

Performance Comment: Osman-Bannister; Solyman-Whitfield; Ismene-Mrs Martyr; Elmira-Miss Cleland; Roxalana-Mrs Abington .
Cast
Role: Ismene Actor: Mrs Martyr
Role: Elmira Actor: Miss Cleland
Role: Roxalana Actor: Mrs Abington

Dance: End of mainpiece Diversion a-la-Mode, as17821206 in which The Devonshire Minuet, as17821129; Afterpiece to conclude with a Grand Dance. Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.]

Performance Comment: Chief of the Bostanges-Harris; Principal Female Dancers-Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford. [This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.This was danced, as here assigned, in all subsequent performances.] hathi.
Cast
Role: Principal Female Dancers Actor: Mrs Ratchford, Miss Besford.

Song: As17821206

19810
10 January 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Wonder

Performance Comment: Don Felix-Smith; Colonel Briton-Brereton; Don Lopez-Baddeley; Don Pedro-Parsons; Frederick-Packer; Gibby-Moody; Alguazile-Wrighten; Vasquez-Phillimore; Lissardo-King; Flora-Miss Pope; Isabella-Mrs Ward; Inis-Mrs Wells; Violante-Miss Farren .
Cast
Role: Isabella Actor: Mrs Ward
Role: Inis Actor: Mrs Wells

Afterpiece Title: The Triumph of Mirth

Cast
Role: Diana Actor: Mrs Wrighten.

19811
23 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Artaxerxes

Performance Comment: Arbaces-Sga Sestini (1st appearance in Serious Opera [at this theatre; see17821102]); Artabanes-Reinhold; Rimines-Davies; Artaxerxes-Mrs Kennedy; Semira-Mrs Morton; Mandane-Miss Harper (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Artaxerxes Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Semira Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Mandane Actor: Miss Harper

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

19812
27 January 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Jane Shore

Performance Comment: Hastings-Lewis; Gloster-Clarke; Bclmour-Hull; Ratcliffe-Davies; Catesby-Booth; Derby-Thompson; Dumont-Wroughton; Alicia-Mrs Robinson (2nd appearance on this stage [see17821231]); Jane Shore-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Alicia Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Jane Shore Actor: Mrs Yates

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

19813
17 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Fair Penitent

Performance Comment: As17820927, but Lucilla-Mrs Morton; Calista-Mrs Yates .
Cast
Role: Lucilla Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Calista Actor: Mrs Yates
Role: Lavinia Actor: Miss Cleland

Afterpiece Title: The Maid's the Mistress

19814
24 February 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Lear

Performance Comment: As17830101, but Regan-Mrs Whitfield; Cordelia-Mrs Robinson (1st appearance in that character) .
Cast
Role: Regan Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Cordelia Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Lord Mayor's Day

Cast
Role: Lucretia Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Aerial Spirit Actor: Mrs Martyr. Larpent MS adds the following parts: Harlequin, O'Flannegan, Ulan, Man with Books, Doctors, Taylors, Servants, Mob

19815
03 March 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Bold Stroke For A Husband

Cast
Role: Victoria Actor: Mrs Robinson
Role: Minette Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Laura Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Sancha Actor: Mrs Davenett
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks.

Afterpiece Title: Poor Vulcan

Performance Comment: The Squire-Mattocks; Sarjeant-Reinhold; Joe-Brett; Vulcan-Quick; Grace-Mrs Morton; Maudlin-Mrs Martyr .
Cast
Role: Grace Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Maudlin Actor: Mrs Martyr

19816
06 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: The Clandestine Marriage [announced on playbill of 4 Mar.] is obliged to be deferred on account of the Indisposition of Parsons. Afterpiece: To conclude with a perspective Representation of the Camp at Cox-Heath [see 15 Oct. 1778]. Receipts: #145 4s. (99/7/0; 45/4/6; 0/0/0; tickets not come in: 0/12/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Love In A Village

Cast
Role: Hawthorn and Young Meadows Actor: Two young Gentlemen
Role: Margery Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Deborah Woodcock Actor: Mrs Love

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Performance Comment: Gage-Waldron; O'Daub-Moody; Mons. Bluard-Baddeley; Sir Harry Bouquet-R. Palmer; William (1st rime)-Barrymore; Serjeant Drill (1st time)-Staunton; Nancy-Mrs Wells; Nell-Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Fawcett, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Kenny, Phillimore, Norris, Alfred, &c.; Miss Wright, Miss Simson, Miss Collett . Miss Wright, Miss Simson, Miss Collett .
Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Fawcett, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Kenny, Phillimore, Norris, Alfred, &c.

Dance: In Act I of mainpiece, as17821003; End of Act II, as17821016

19817
31 March 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: dl THE ADVENTURES OF A Night

Performance Comment: As17830324but omitted: Mrs Love .
Cast
Role: Mrs Morecraft Actor: Mrs Hopkins
Role: Mrs Crab Actor: Mrs Love

Dance: dl As17830118

19818
12 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Mattocks. Receipts: #255 12s. 6d. (214/5/6; tickets: 41/7/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Belle's Stratagem

Cast
Role: Mrs Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Miss Ogle Actor: Mrs Morton

Afterpiece Title: Three Weeks after Marriage

Cast
Role: Dimity Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Drugget Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Lady Racket Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: As17821231

19819
21 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: [Mainpiece in place of Alexander the Great, announced on playbill of 12 Apr.] Receipts: #142 18s. (127/0/0; 12/7/0; 2/3/6; tickets not come in: 1/7/6)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George Barnwell-Bannister Jun.; Trueman-Farren; Thorowgood-Packer; Uncle-Wrighten; Blunt-Burton; Maria-Mrs Brereton; Lucy-Miss Hale; Millwood-Mrs Ward .
Cast
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Millwood Actor: Mrs Ward

Afterpiece Title: Robinson Crusoe

Dance: As17820921

Song: In Act I of mainpiece song by Williames

19820
23 April 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Brereton. Receipts: #184 13s. 6d. (62/4/0; 24/16/0; 0/15/6; tickets: 96/18/0) (charge: #113 19s. 11d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Camp

Cast
Role: Nancy Actor: Mrs Wells
Role: Nell Actor: Mrs Wrighten. The other Characters by Burton, Fawcett, Wrighten, Wright, Chaplin, Kenny, Phillimore, Norris, Alfred, &c.

19821
25 April 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Suett and Chapman. Public Advertiser, 22 Apr.: Tickets to be had of Suett, No. 24, King Street, Holbourn; of Chapman, No. 49, Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields. Afterpiece: Not acted these 4 years. The Music by Barthelemon. Receipts: #160 15s. (39/5; 10/4; 0/4; tickets: 111/2) (charge: #108 18s. 8d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Merchant Of Venice

Performance Comment: As17830222, but Launcelot-Suett; Lorenzo (1st time; with songs)-Chapman; Portia-Mrs Bulkley; Solanio, Salarino, Tubal, Gobbo listed in playbill, as17830222. Solanio, Salarino, Tubal, Gobbo listed in playbill, as17830222.
Cast
Role: Portia Actor: Mrs Bulkley
Role: Mrs Page Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Mrs Quickly Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Ford Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Afterpiece Title: Belphegor; or, The Wishes

Performance Comment: Booze-Suett; Belphegor-Staunton; Wheatear-Chapman; Colin-Williames; Justice Solemn-Waldron; Phoebe-Miss Phillips; Dame Din-Mrs Wrighten .
Cast
Role: Dame Din Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Related Works
Related Work: Belphegor; or, The Wishes Author(s): Miles Peter Andrews

Dance: End of Act III of mainpiece Hornpipe by Miss J. Stageldoir; End of Act IV The Butterfly by the Miss Stageldoirs

19822
10 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Whitfield. Public Advertiser, 2 May: Tickets to be had of Whitfield at his house in Leicester Court, Castle-street, Leicester-fields. Afterpiece: Taken from Beaumont [recte Massinger] and Fletcher's Play of the same Name. [F 2(?); Town and Country Magazine, May 1783, p. 23 5: synopsis of plot. And see DL, 19 Oct. 1749.] Receipts: #197 9s. 6d. (102/5/6; tickets: 95/4/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Mysterious Husband

Performance Comment: As17830128, but omitted: Prologue, Epilogue [and thereafter] .
Related Works
Related Work: The Mysterious Husband Author(s): Richard Cumberland

Afterpiece Title: The Spanish Curate

Performance Comment: Diego, the Sexton-Quick; Bartolus-Fearon; Leandro-Whitfield; Millanes-Booth; Arsino-Davies; Lopez, the Curate-Wilson; Egla-Mrs Morton; Amaranta-Mrs Whitfield .
Cast
Role: Leandro Actor: Whitfield
Role: Egla Actor: Mrs Morton
Role: Amaranta Actor: Mrs Whitfield

Dance: After the Monologue The Poney Races, as17830428, but added: Ratchford

Song: In Act II of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507

Monologue: 1783 05 10 As 9 May

19823
12 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Castle Of Andalusia

Performance Comment: As17821102, but Daviesin place of Reinhold ; Mrs Bannister [i.e. formerly Miss Harper (see17830129)]; Miss Morris (1st time) in place of Mrs Wilson; omitted: Davies from his original part .
Cast
Role: , usually Ferdinand] Actor: Mattocks
Role: Don Alphonso Actor: Mrs Kennedy
Role: Catalina Actor: Mrs Wilson

Afterpiece Title: Tristram Shandy

Performance Comment: As17830426, but Susannah (1st time)-Mrs Whitfield .
Cast
Role: Susannah Actor: Mrs Whitfield
Role: Mr Shandy Actor: Hull
Role: Widow Wadman Actor: Mrs Kennedy. Prologue, not listed on playbill, spoken by Whitfield

Dance: End of mainpiece, as17830510

19824
14 May 1783 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for R. Palmer, Williames & Mrs Booth. Receipts: #136 17s. 6d. (28/2/0; 11/2/6; 0/0/0; tickets: 97/13/0) (charge: #106 3s. 5d.)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Clandestine Marriage

Cast
Role: Fanny Actor: Mrs Brereton
Role: Betty Actor: Mrs Love
Role: Mrs Heidelberg Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Afterpiece Title: The Divorce

Cast
Role: Biddy Actor: Mrs Wrighten
Role: Mrs Anaseed Actor: Mrs Hopkins

Song: In Act IV of mainpiece Time bas not thinn'd my flowing Hair by Williames and Miss Phillips

Monologue: 1783 05 14 End of mainpiece The Picture of a Playhouse; or, Bucks have at ye all by R. Palmer

19825
14 May 1783 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Mrs Wilson. Tickets delivered for The Busy Body will be taken. Receipts: #86 6s. 6d. (54/15/6; tickets: 31/11/0) (charge: #105)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Twelfth Night

Cast
Role: Sir Andrew Aguecheek Actor: Edwin
Role: Olivia Actor: Mrs Mattocks
Role: Maria Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Viola Actor: Mrs Robinson

Afterpiece Title: Barnaby Brittle

Cast
Role: Damaris Actor: Mrs Wilson
Role: Lady Pride Actor: Mrs Pitt
Role: Mrs Brittle Actor: Mrs Mattocks

Dance: As17830512

Song: End of Act II of mainpiece The Pigeon, as17830507